Voice of experience

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– If there’s one thing Salon’s chief censor and managing editor Scott Rosenberg knows about, it’s soaring debts. But somehow he manages to project Salon’s business practices onto the president of the United States. This is why I call these folks “The Sneering Class”. Salon.com Politics

Still, it’s incontrovertible that the government has a lot less [...]

Defective Islam

Posted by Richard Bennett

– Robert Locke, writing for FrontPage Magazine, makes a strong case for Islam as a defective religion that gives rise to a defective civilization. The main points appear to have been cribbed off this blog, which makes them credible, of course. Here’s a sample of Locke’s argument:

There are also disturbing aspects about Islam purely as [...]

News Corps cover story

Posted by Richard Bennett

– Transterrestrial Musings floats a cover story to misdirect the innocent:

My new theory: Instapundit is actually a wholly-owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner with a staff of thousands.
But we know the truth.
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Unremarkable troll

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– I’m surprised that the Guardian’s latest anti-American troll has aroused such a strong reaction from warbloggers. Just as most Americans don’t spend five minutes a day thinking about what the Europeans think about us, the average European doesn’t go to bed at night fretting about America. The Guardian is an exemplar of that quirky [...]

Secret of feminine power revealed

Posted by Richard Bennett

– A 5′ 2″, 110 lb. woman lifted a 5000 lb. van off her husband, saving his life (Whoa, that’s heavy: Woman lifts van off man):

Last Sunday, Richard Stilwell was working underneath a van in his driveway when the linkage slipped and the vehicle rolled on top of him. In a feat of remarkable strength, [...]

Marin Hot-Tubbers Rejoice

Posted by Richard Bennett

– Marinos have graciously accepted Bush 41’s apology for calling them a bunch of hot-tubbers. Here’s a piece from the Marin Independent Journal explaining why (Marin IJ – Marin: Bush no longer in hot water)

Yesterday, all but one of those letter-writers who were contacted by the IJ said they were willing to bury the hatchet.

“I [...]

Daily Meta-Blog

Posted by Richard Bennett

– VodkaPundit cements his domination of the Blogosphere by out-blogging Instapundit for the second day in a row, 29-21. The sudden drop-off in productivity on the part of the long-time King of the Blogs is hard to explain, unless the professor has been spending lots of time plotting with Rupert to take over (more of) [...]

Black-tie boos

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– NYPOST.COM Gossip: PAGE SIX By RICHARD JOHNSON with PAULA FROELICH and CHRIS WILSON reports:

ANN Richards, who was governor of Texas until George W. Bush beat her, drew boos when she attacked her nemesis Monday night at the Drama League gala at the Pierre Hotel. Richards took the podium to extol the virtues of our [...]

Typical day in the neighborhood

Posted by Richard Bennett

- Local paper reports:

Simon leading Riordan in the race for the Reep nomination for Gov.
Billy Tauzin set to repeal open-access provisions of DSL
Another mom, this one a doctor, killed her kid rather than let him stay with her ex-husband. They’re working the insanity defense.
Sharks have new owners.
It’s a slow news day.
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A Milestone in the Internet’s Evolution

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? Yesterday, for the first time in recorded history, Instapundit Glenn Reynolds was outblogged. Intoxicated by Andrew Sullivan’s endorsement, Prof. Reynolds let his output drop to a piddling 27 posts, while VodkaPundit Stephen Green blogged a solid 31 posts to take the lead and establish himself as the most prolific blogger of the day. Green [...]